Which to use
“stopft” and “stoppt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,480
- “stopft” frequency rank
- #12,597
- “stoppt” frequency rank
- 54077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stopft | stoppt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stopfen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stoppen |
Where the eye mixes stopft and stoppt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stopft vs stoppt
A purely visual mix-up. stopft ([ʃtɔp͡ft]) and stoppt ([ʃtɔpt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - f in “stopft” becomes p in “stoppt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stopft is recorded at frequency rank #41,480, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtɔp͡ft]. stoppt is at rank #12,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɔpt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54077, this pair ranks #1,033,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stopft vs stoppt
Shared letters: opst. Private to "stopft": f. Private to "stoppt": -.
"stopft" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "stoppt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stopft" and "stoppt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stopft" or "stoppt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stopft" and "stoppt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stopft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stoppt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,033,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stopft" and "stoppt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stöhnt vs stopft". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,033,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.